Bengt Baron ( Swede. Bengt Baron ; March 6, 1962 , Finspong ) - Swedish swimmer , champion and bronze medalist of the Olympic Games .
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Career
At the 1980 Olympics, he won gold in swimming 100 meters on his back , ahead of two Soviet athletes - Viktor Kuznetsov and Vladimir Dolgov [1] . At a distance of 200 meters could not reach the final.
At the next Olympics, together with Thomas Leidstrom , Per Johansson and Mikael Ern, became a bronze medalist in the 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay. At distances of 100 meters on the back and butterfly, as well as in the combined relay 4 × 100 meters in the finals, he occupied 6th, 8th and 5th places, respectively.
In 1982, he won two bronze medals at the World Cup .
Personal life
He was married to Swedish swimmer Agnete Mortensson , silver medalist of the 1980 Olympics in the 4 × 100 meter freestyle relay. He has two daughters.
Notes
- ↑ Baron, Bengt - article from the Grand Olympic Encyclopedia ( M. , 2006)